This is a specially illustrated edition of what is a classic Harlan Ellison short story written originally in 1965. The story is told in non-linear time, beginning in the middle. The protagonist of the title is rebelling against his society's draconian strictures regarding time (being late to work is a crime). Harlequin uses practical jokes to battle the Master Timekeeper (ticktockman). Ellison's prose is light and almost poetic (he isn't always so but he is here) and (dare I say) "Bradbury-an?" I read this as a transparent parable about the stresses of modern western life. Rick Berry's artwork is dark, velvety, and surreal and creates a dimension to the story that hasn't previously existed.

The original short story won won the 1966 Hugo and 1965 Nebula awards. ( )

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Joker fan not keen on digital watches, but does quite like a jelly bean.

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Joker fan not keen on digital watches, but does quite like a jelly bean.

http://freesf.blogspot.com/2007/11/repent-harlequin-said-ticktockman.html
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http://www.archive.org/download/MindWebs-SciFi/Mindwebs-770617_RepentHarlequinSaidTheTickTockMan.mp3

Joker fan not keen on digital watches, but does quite like a jelly bean.

http://freesf.blogspot.com/2007/11/repent-harlequin-said-ticktockman.html
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Somehow a very sixties piece, about the man who dares to subvert the conformity of society through practical jokes; and although he loses the battle, there is a sense at the end that he might yet have won the war ( )